Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Caroline Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Pampusana kubaryi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Caroline Ground Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Pampusana kubaryi
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 162,0 g (5.71 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Caroline Ground Dove only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Caroline Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Caroline Ground Dove

الريش

Caroline Ground Dove: rufous-brown above; pale buff below; bare orange facial skin; Caroline islands endemic; endangered

About These Birds

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shining Imperial-pigeon (Ducula chalconota), 38 cm. Richly iridescent bronze-green upperparts with a contrasting pale grey head and underparts. Found in montane forest of New Guinea from 700 to 2,200 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; common in hill and montane forest.

Caroline Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white face and breast, and grey flanks. Endemic to the Caroline Islands (Micronesia), particularly Pohnpei and Kosrae. Inhabits lowland and hill forest floor. Frugivore and granivore. Vulnerable due to small island range and introduced predators.

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